From:  Silent coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes: a narrative review on epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical studies

Prevalence of silent CAD among diabetic subjects, observed in major studies

Author (ref.), publication yearNumber of subjectsType of diabetesPrevalence of silent CAD (%)Method
Wackers et al. [11], 2004522T2DM22Abnormal SPECT
Anand et al. [47], 2006510T2DM46.3Significant CAC
Lièvre et al. [51], 2011316T2DM21.5Exercise test or dipyridamole
SPECT positive or uncertain
Davis et al. [33], 20131,967T2DM16.6ECG evidence of SMI
Zellweger et al. [50], 2014400T2DM22Abnormal MPS
Muhlestein et al. [52], 2014395T1DM
T2DM
10.7 severe stenosis
11.9 moderate stenosis
46.1 mild stenosis
Abnormal coronary computed tomography angiography
Turrini et al. [37], 2015262T2DM7.6Silent CAD at exercise test
Zhu et al. [55], 2019614T2DM21.3Abnormal SPECT